My Little is one of my best friends. I don’t watch "Grey’s Anatomy," but from what I can gather, my Little is probably my person. Being a Big is not always just crafts and photoshoots, sometimes it is really difficult. You learn to put someone else’s needs and wants before your own during your twenties, one the most selfish times in your life. You learn how to best support your Little and comfort her when times are rough. My whole branch of my family graduated or did not come back to my college the semester after I joined, so I really found my sorority family in my Little. I found that your soulmate isn’t always the man of your dreams but your best friend.

Now, I am not graduating this semester, as I am only a Junior, but with this batch of seniors leaving and my final year looming, I really thought about what I would hope for my Little for her year at college without me. I know what it is like to be a Little without a Big on campus, and it can be difficult. I think this knowledge really fuels these wishes. This is what I would have wanted someone to tell me two years ago.

1. I hope you find the right people. I hope you meet the kind of people that will appreciate you and know just how wonderful you truly are. People who understand the beauty of your groufits (all grey outfits) and sense of humor.
2. If you don’t meet those types of people, if you only meet people who will use you, I hope you know when and how to walk away.
3. I hope you know I am still always here for you. I might be a hundred miles away, but call me, beep me, if you want to reach me because I’m here for you--as much as you might be sick of me by now.
4. I hope you get a single because I’m going to visit as much as possible, and your roommate might get mad.
5. I hope you learn to find some comfort in being Psuedo on your own. That your spine uncurls a little more, and your feet plant a little more solidly.
6. I hope you keep me up-to-date on all the gossip and goings-on. (This isn’t really an option for you. You have to.)
7. I hope the cafeteria has as many mozz sticks and corndogs as your heart desires.
8. I hope you know that you are always valid. Your feelings are valid just because you feel them.
9. I hope you grow as close to your Little as I have to you, and that you learn to be a better Big than I have been from my shortcomings, like I did from mine.
10. I hope our sorority continues to help you reach your potential and let you grow.
11. I hope you have as many wild nights as possible. Soak it up, babe, because you will not always have this type of freedom.
12. I hope you find a spot on campus that is yours, like the graduation steps are for me, a place where you can look out and just be filled with sunshine.
13. You better I hope you continue stealing koozies and reign supreme.
14. I hope you find a way to be unapologetically you because you are one-of-a-freaking-kind. Find your voice and use it without restriction.
15. I hope your favorite fraternity always "finds" more alcohol.
16. Above all, I hope you always know that you are loved, and there is no one that can take that away from you.

I know it's a year early, but thank you, Danielle, for always accepting me the way I am. Let's raise hell this one last year!